Faculty
Lynne Zucker
Professor
Curriculum VitaeOrganization theory, institutional structure and process, knowledge generation and transfer, comparative international institutions, industrial productivity.
Degrees
Ph. D., Stanford University
Grants
NSF NIRT to construct NanoBank, 2003-2007
UCLA International Institute, 2003-2006
Extend Nanotech research program to other countries. Collaboration with NIRT team.
UC Industry-University Collaborative Research Program, 2002-2004. Understanding the role of UC and other California Universities in the generation and success of the nanotechnolgy industry in California; comparative with other high tech areas of US.
Selected Publications
"Intellectual Human Capital and the Birth of U.S. Biotechnology Enterprises," American Economic Review, March 1998, 88(1): 290-306. (With Michael R. Darby, and Marilynn B. Brewer)
"Geographically Localized Knowledge: Spillovers or Markets?", Economic Inquiry, January 1998, 36(1): 65-86. (Witch Michael R. Darby and Jeff Armstrong)
"Star Scientists and Institutional Transformation: Patterns of Invention and Innovation in the Formation of the Biotechnology Industry." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 12, 1996, 93 (23): 12, 709-12, 716 (With Michael R. Darby)
"Production of Trust: Institutional Sources of Economic Structure, 184-1920," Research in Organizational Behavior, 1986.
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Current Courses by Term
2019 Spring Quarter
Entrepreneurship
Advanced Honors Seminars
Problems in Organization Theory
Working Group in Sociology
Teaching Apprentice Practicum
Previous Courses by Term
2018 Fall Quarter
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology
Working Group in Sociology
2018 Spring Quarter
Special Topics in Sociology
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
Working Group in Sociology
2018 Winter Quarter
Working Group in Sociology
2017 Fall Quarter
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
Problems in Organization Theory
Special Topics in Sociology
Working Group in Sociology
2017 Spring Quarter
Entrepreneurship
Advanced Honors Seminars
Sociology of Knowledge
Working Group in Sociology
2017 Winter Quarter
Working Group in Sociology
2016 Winter Quarter
Working Group in Sociology
2015 Fall Quarter
Entrepreneurship
Advanced Honors Seminars
Problems in Organization Theory
2015 Spring Quarter
Entrepreneurship
Advanced Honors Seminars
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
Special Topics in Sociology
2015 Winter Quarter
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
2014 Spring Quarter
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
Entrepreneurship
Advanced Honors Seminars
Problems in Organization Theory
2012 Fall Quarter
Entrepreneurship
Sociology of Culture
2012 Spring Quarter
Entrepreneurship
Advanced Honors Seminars
Sociology of Knowledge
2011 Spring Quarter
Entrepreneurship
Advanced Honors Seminars
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
2010 Spring Quarter
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
Undergraduate Seminar: Sociology of Globalization
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Problems in Organization Theory
Workshop in Culture and Society
2010 Winter Quarter
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
Workshop in Culture and Society
2009 Spring Quarter
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
Special Topics in Sociology
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
2008 Spring Quarter
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
Special Topics in Sociology
Workshop in Culture and Society
2008 Winter Quarter
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
2007 Fall Quarter
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Workshop in Culture and Society
2007 Spring Quarter
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
Organizations and Society
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
Working Group in Sociology
Workshop in Culture and Society
2007 Winter Quarter
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Economy and Society
2006 Spring Quarter
Problems in Organization Theory
Working Group in Sociology
Workshop in Culture and Society
2006 Winter Quarter
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
Working Group in Sociology
Workshop in Culture and Society
2005 Fall Quarter
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
Working Group in Sociology
2004 Fall Quarter
Working Group in Sociology
2004 Spring Quarter
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
Special Topics in Sociology
2004 Winter Quarter
Problems in Organization Theory
2003 Spring Quarter
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
Economy and Society
2003 Winter Quarter
Problems in Organization Theory
2002 Spring Quarter
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
Previous Courses by Course
SOCIOL 285A
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology
2018 Fall Quarter
SOCIOL 191V
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
2018 Fall Quarter
2018 Spring Quarter
2017 Fall Quarter
2015 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 295
Working Group in Sociology
Working Group in Sociology
2018 Fall Quarter
2018 Spring Quarter
2018 Winter Quarter
2017 Fall Quarter
2017 Spring Quarter
2017 Winter Quarter
2016 Winter Quarter
2007 Spring Quarter
2006 Spring Quarter
2006 Winter Quarter
2005 Fall Quarter
2004 Fall Quarter
SOCIOL 285F
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology
2018 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 180A
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology
2018 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 265
Problems in Organization Theory
Problems in Organization Theory
2017 Fall Quarter
2015 Fall Quarter
2014 Spring Quarter
2010 Spring Quarter
2006 Spring Quarter
2004 Winter Quarter
2003 Winter Quarter
SOCIOL 285C
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology
2017 Fall Quarter
SOCIOL 227
Sociology of Knowledge
Sociology of Knowledge
2017 Spring Quarter
2015 Spring Quarter
2012 Spring Quarter
2011 Spring Quarter
2010 Winter Quarter
2009 Spring Quarter
2008 Spring Quarter
2007 Spring Quarter
2006 Winter Quarter
SOCIOL 189
Advanced Honors Seminars
Advanced Honors Seminars
2017 Spring Quarter
2015 Fall Quarter
2015 Spring Quarter
2014 Spring Quarter
2012 Spring Quarter
2011 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 172
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
2017 Spring Quarter
2015 Fall Quarter
2015 Spring Quarter
2014 Spring Quarter
2012 Fall Quarter
2012 Spring Quarter
2011 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 285L
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology
2015 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 97
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
Variable Topics Research Seminars: Sociology
2015 Winter Quarter
2014 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 246
Sociology of Culture
Sociology of Culture
2012 Fall Quarter
SOCIOL 194
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
Research Group Seminars: Sociology
2011 Spring Quarter
2010 Spring Quarter
2010 Winter Quarter
2009 Spring Quarter
2008 Spring Quarter
2008 Winter Quarter
2007 Fall Quarter
2007 Spring Quarter
2007 Winter Quarter
2006 Winter Quarter
SOCIOL 191F
Undergraduate Seminar: Sociology of Globalization
Undergraduate Seminar: Sociology of Globalization
2010 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 298
Workshop in Culture and Society
Workshop in Culture and Society
2010 Spring Quarter
2010 Winter Quarter
2008 Spring Quarter
2007 Fall Quarter
2007 Spring Quarter
2006 Spring Quarter
2006 Winter Quarter
HNRS 103
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
Scientific Knowledge, Industrial Growth, and Social Policy
2010 Spring Quarter
2009 Spring Quarter
2008 Spring Quarter
2007 Spring Quarter
2005 Fall Quarter
2004 Spring Quarter
2003 Spring Quarter
2002 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 180D
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology
2009 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 285D
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology
2008 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 168
Organizations and Society
Organizations and Society
2007 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 260
Economy and Society
Economy and Society
2007 Winter Quarter
2003 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 285G
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology
2004 Spring Quarter
SOCIOL 180B
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Sociology